Advertising-card holder



July 29, 1924. 1,502,782

R. A. JOHNSTON ADVERTISING GARD HOLDER Filed Dec. 17. 1925 7f7z'q/" I, ma

Patented July 29, i924.

RICHARD A. JOHNSTON, Or-NEW YORK, N. Y., AssIeNon To BABRON efoonmnn, INC., or NEW YORK, N. Y.

ADVERTISING-CARD HOLDER.

Application Afiled December 17, 1923. Serial No. 681,205.

street railway cars and the like.

The prime object of my invention is to provide a billboard frame in which advertising posters may be conveniently and positively secured and readily removed for the insertion of other posters.

Another object of my invention is to provide a frame, the parts of which may be inexpensively manufactured and assembled.

Other objects of my invention will appear in the accompanying specification and claims and will be disclosed in the accompanying' drawings in Which Figure 1 is a front elevation of my device; Figure 2 is a cross line 2-2 of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a cross line 3-3 of Figure 1; Figure 4 is a cross line 44 of Figure 1.

Referring with greater particularity to section taken on the section taken on the the drawings it will be seen that my device,

is comprised as follows: The main or back portion 1 of the frame isstamped out of sheet metal. In the stamping process it will be noted that the metal is cut and stamped to provide apertures 11, crimped over sides G and base 7 apertures 8, the substantially centrally disposed upstanding crimped flanges 10 and a series of tongues 4 near its upper portion. A top plate 2 also stamped of sheet metal has its upper edge 5 crimped over and is provided with a series of vertically extending slots, corresponding in number and relative positions to the tongues 4. A thin block of wood 9 is adapted to be held in position by the flanges 10. The apertures 11 are provided for securing the frame to the vehicle or building. Apertures 8 are provided to drain ofi rain water.

section taken on thev In assembling my device it is only necessary to fit the tongue of the base plate 1 into the slots 3 of the top plate 2 and then bend tongues over as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 4. The block of wood 10 is then fixed in position under flanges 10-10.

To insert an advertising card it is only necessary to lift upwardly on the top plate 2, the tongues 4 riding in slots 3, until the crimped edge is high enough above the edges 6 to permit the insertion of the car card between the crimped edges 6-6, 7 and the back plate. The top plate is then shoved downwardly to the position shown in Figure 1 where the crimped over edge 5 will engage the upper end of the card. To prevent the card from bulging in the middle it will then be tacked to the wooden block 9.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a billboard frame, capable of great economy in manufacture and ease of assembly, one which provides for the insertion and removal of cards with the minimum of eort, and one which will prevent distortion of the advertising cards displayed.

I claim- 1. In a frame for holding advertising cards, a back plate having crimped over sides and base, and a top plate having a crimped over upper edge, said back plate and said top plate being permanently secured to each other but capable of limited relative motion in one direction, said back plate having substantially centrally disposed upstanding flanges, and a wooden block secured by said flanges.

2. In a frame for holding advertising cards, a back plate having crimped over sides and base, and a top plate having a crimped over upper edge, said back plate .and said `top plate being permanently sehavin@ card-enea in means on its u er on, a top plate adjustably Carried thereon edge, and ak Wooden block removably sehaving card-engaging means on its upper cured on Said back plate intermediate of its edge, and a Wooden block secured on Said 10 vertical and horiozntal edgesf hack plate intermediate of its vertical and 4. In a," frame for holding i advertising horizontal edges. cards', "aback plate having means for holdin testimony whereof I aix my signature. ing the outer edges of a card earried'there- RICHARD A. JOHNSTON. 

